William Pope Duval

William Pope Duval (4 September 1784-19 March 1854) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-KY 10) from 4 March 1813 to 3 March 1815 (preceding Benjamin Hardin) and Governor of Florida from 1822 to 1834 (succeeding Andrew Jackson and preceding John Eaton).

Biography
William Pope Duval was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1784, and he left home at the age of 14 and settled in Bardstown, Kentucky. He became a lawyer in 1804 and commanded a company of mounted volunteers during the War of 1812 before serving in the US House of Representatives from 1813 to 1815. From 1821 to 1822, he served as US Judge for the District of East Florida, and he went on to serve as territorial governor from 1822 to 1834, establishing Tallahassee as the state capital and maintaining peace with the Native Americans. He moved to Texas in 1848, and Duval County in Florida and Texas are named for him. He died in 1854.